Author's Note: Hello well, here is Chapter One of Shadow's Falling. I would have had this chapter done a few...hours sooner but, there was a bit, of a terrible occurrence. Also I would like to start off with saying that Shadow's Falling is most definitely not a Daikari in any form also Davis may seem a tad bit different because I believe the person we become is based on who we grow up with and what we are exposed to.
Summary: When Tai Kamiya was four his mother gave birth to twins, Hikari and Nikorasu . One night Nikorasu was kidnapped and the memories of his little brother faded into dreams. Years later just as the new adventure starts a new student comes to Odaiba, Davis Motomiya, and Tai can't help but get this familiar feeling. (Yes it's a alternated version of Season 2)
Thank-you(s): Thank-you very much to those who reviewed my Epilogue: Twilharp, PrincessJaded, Tinabedina and Tharrow.
Added Shadow's Falling to their story alert: Metal Blade, after the battle (the periods make it disappear), Tinabedina PrincessJaded Booklover13, blacklightningwolf and Tharrow.
Added Shadow's Falling to their favorite stories: Tawny-chan 89, tyson55, and Metal Blade 56
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Dedication: This previous Sunday, April 26th my cousin died because of massive internal injuries due to a car crash, he was only 19. Therefore from this chapter onward I would like to dedicate this story to my cousin Greg.
Disclaimer: I do not nor shall I ever own Digimon. Although I have read many stories here, and if you see something that is even mildly familiar, I apologize and please tell me.
Shadow's Falling
Chapter One
Kari sat patiently at her desk waiting for her teacher to start class for the first day of school. Some of the other students stood around talking to friends they haven't seen since the beginning of Summer break. The final bell rang, there was a jolt as they rushed back to their assigned desks. Their new teacher walked to the front of the classroom he placed his hand on his desk equally apart.
"Alright class I am your new teacher Mr. Hamamsaki and we have two new students to Odaiba." Kari's face brightened at the sight of her old friend and in return T.K smiled gaily back.
"Hello, I'm T.K." said T.K giving a slight bow in front of the class.
"Please take a seat next to the girl with the camera around her her neck." Mr. Hamasaki instructed not bothering to look up Kari's name.
T.K happily took the empty seat beside Kari. "Together again."
"Just like old times." Karo agreed, they looked at the spiky auburn haired boy who still stood in the front.
"Hi, I'm Davis." he said barely lifting his mahogany eyes to look at the class.
Mr. Hamasaki nodded his head. "There is a empty desk in the back." he said, Davis mumbled his thanks and walked over to his seat. Kari and T.K watched him without taking his eyes off of Davis T.K leaned closer to Kari.
"If he had a pair of goggles, he'd look almost exactly like Tai." he whispered.
Kari nodded, she continued to stare at Davis. She could explain, he just seemed so familiar. Davis must have sensed her staring because he looked over to her one of his eyebrows raised. Kari quickly averted her attention back to her desk.
"For your first lesson of the year, you'll learn your favorite subject of all, math." Mr. Hamasaki droned earning a unanimous groan from his new students.
"Our teacher looks like a Ogremon." T.K observed. Kari covered her mouth to muffle to the laughter that threatened to escape.
.:......:.
The remainder of the day dragged on, their heads filled with what appeared to be useless information gained on the first day. T.K and Kari walked side by side to the room that held all the student's storage.
"At least today wasn't that bad." Kari offered, T.K lifted his hat slightly to scratch his head.
"Yeah sure, that just mean tomorrow is going to be worse. Hey wait isn't that Davis?" he asked looking ahead. The new spiky hair student stood in front of one of the many columns of cubbie holes.
"Hi Davis!" Kari greeted walking over to him, Davis picked up his book bag slipping it onto one of his shoulders.
"Hey uh,.." he paused not knowing her name.
"Oh, I'm sorry, my name is Kari and you already know T.K." she said still smiling.
"It's nice to meet you Kari and T.J. " Davis said giving a lopsided smile of his own.
"It's T.K, not T.J." T.K corrected, Davis turned his attention back to his assigned cubby nodding all the while.
"Sorry I guess I'm not that good with names, I'll get it next time C.K." he apologized, before T.K could correct him again a girl with lavender hair entered the room of piece of paper in hand.
"Hi Yolei." T.K greeted.
"Oh hey T.K." Yolei returned the greeting before turning to Kari, "You're Kari Kamiya right?"
Kari bobbed her head in response "Yeah, that's me."
Yolei unfolded the paper. "I got this email from your brother."
Kari quickly read the short message a sudden glint appearing in her eye. "Tai needs help." with that she took off towards the computer lab Yolei right behind her.
"Wait for me!" T.K started to follow the two girls but, stopped at the doorway and turned to look Davis.
"You coming?"
Davis looked at T.K oddly, "Why?"
T.K merely shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know, I just feel like you need to come."
Davis looked down at his feet contemplating after a moment he looked back at T.K a mischievous look in his eye. "Alright see you there." he said and sped past T.K out of the room.
"See you there T.A!"
T.K's face colored a cherry red "It's T.K!" he shouted taking off after Davis.
Down the hall, T.K having caught up with Davis along the way they saw Kari and Yolei had already made it to the computer lab a new comer sitting in front of one of the computers.
"...but, I stayed up last night playing Trigonometry Trivia." Izzy explained then gave a dreamy sigh "Great times."
T.K couldn't help but roll his eyes at Izzy, I guess he'll never change, he thought.
"I've gotten to level thirty." Davis said looking around the unfamiliar room, when all eyes were on him Davis suddenly found his shoes very interesting an embarrassed expression present in his face.
"Level thirty! That's nothing once I made it to level sixty two!" said Izzy then took notice of who he was talking to. "You look familiar, have we met?"
"This is Davis, he just moved here." Kari explained.
"Oh." a beep from the computer caught Izzy's attention, he looked at the screen and gasped. "The gate to the Digital World has been opened! Prodigious!"
"Hey guys, what's the Digital World? Is it a new amusement park?" Yolei asked speaking for the first time since entering the room.
Izzy, Kari, and T.K looked at one another unsure of what to say. Davis grabbed his chin and stared thoughtfully at the computers.
"It's a place, with lots of monsters called Digimon." he said finally, once again Davis found that he was center of attention.
"How do you know that?" Kari asked stepping towards Davis, he looked away from her.
"I don't know." he mumbled, no one looked convinced.
"I know! Lets all go to the Digital World!" said Yolei breaking the awkward silence.
"Yolei!" a small boy with bowl shaped hair cut shouted from the hallway "You promised you would fix my computer tonight."
"Oh I forgot!" Yolei said almost mopping, she gave a final look at the computer then left with the boy.
"I'm tired of waiting!" Kari said loudly pulling out her digivice, T.K and Izzy followed her example.
"I-I want to go too." Davis said suddenly.
"But, Davis you can't only those with Digivices can go besides, you don't have any reason for going."
Davis hands clenched into fists as he glared at the trio, "Yes I do! I have to go! And just because I don't have some digivice doesn't mean you can stop me!" he said with a passion much to the surprise to the others. Just then three balls of light of different colors shot out of the computer Davis caught the blue one, while the other two went out of the computer lab.
Davis opened his hands to look at the object he now held. It was blue and white curved oval shaped device. He turned it over in his hand so that the others could see it. "What's this?"
Izzy gasped, "It's a digivice!"
Kari looked down at her own digivice slightly confused. "But, it's a newer model than ours."
T.K covered his own digivice with his hand. "What does this mean Izzy?"
"Well, I.." Izzy began, but Kari cut him off.
"I'm going to help my brother." she stated shoving her device toward the computer screen.
Nothing happened for a few seconds, Kari glared at the screen before a white light emitted from the screen pulling her in. Davis had to blink a few times to register that what he saw actually happened."
"Here we go." T.K murmured holding his digivice out to the computer, just like Kari the same light and T.K too was gone.
Davis continued to watch in amazement, "It's your turn, unless your afraid." said Izzy breaking him out of his trance.
"I'm not afraid." Davis stuttered stepping towards the computer. Maybe just a little he thought holding his new digivice to the computer and was pulled in.
When Davis had reopened his eyes not knowing when he actually closed them he saw that Kari and T.K stood before him, while Davis was still on the ground.
"So this is the Digital World?" he said brushing the dirt from his arms after he stood back up noticing his different outfit. "This place comes with a whole new wardrobe." he mused observing his new clothing.
Kari and T.K didn't spare him much of a glance their sights for the most part were glued to their digivices. "He can't be to far." Kari said to T.K, he gave a brief nod together they began to walk into the familiar land toward the direction that Kari knew her brother was. Davis saw no other choice but, to follow him.
The walk was silent beside the memories of this world being shared between T.K and Kari. Davis didn't bother to listen knowing he wouldn't understand. They further ventured their path when Davis noticed something that was out of place, a vending machine.
"A vending machine? Here?" Davis said aloud he bent down to pick up a rock and chucked it at the machine, instantly regretting it as multiple piles of living green sludge spilled out. Davis yelped and fell gracelessly backwards, the green blobs starting to circle him.
Kari and T.K turned to look at him and seeing the situation he was in and laughed. Davis felt his ears grow hot as he stood back up once the Digimon had left.
"Yeah, yeah real funny. So those were Digimon?" he asked glancing back.
"Yes, but there are a lot meaner Digimon than those Numemon." said T.K
"And cuter." Kari added as they continued their way.
"Um, it's not like all Digimon come out of vending machines right?" asked Davis.
Kari just shook her head, her lips curving into a knowing smile.
"Look!" T.K shouted pointing directly ahead. Four figures, one in the front was far taller than the others.
"T.K!" Patamon shouted gleefully flying straight into T.K's open arms.
"Patamon!" T.K said just as happily hugging his Digimon close.
"Kari!" Gatomon meowed jumping at Kari who caught her and hugged her.
"It's about time you guys...got, here." said Tai then caught sight of Davis, a lump beginning to form in his throat. Tai didn't understand why but, he felt like he had just saw something he had thought to be lost. With a brief shake of his head coming back to his senses Tai turned to his younger sister. "Who's that." he asked indicating Davis.
"His name is Davis, he's new." Kari replied then took notice of Gatomon's missing tail ring. "Gatomon what happened to your tail ring?" as Gatomon diverted her gaze Kari's became more serious. "Tell me everything."
As Gatomon retold her tale of how she was attacked by a Unimon resulting in the loss of her tail ring Tai led the small group back to the cave that he was hiding in before. By the time they had gotten to the large area inside the cave where a egg rested in the center Gatomon was rapping up her story.
"One day this bossy human appeared and began making Digimon his slaves. He said, "I am the Digimon Emperor." I hear we have to punch a time clock too." Gatomon finished somewhat sadly.
"Another human? You mean someone can come here besides us? There goes the neighborhood." said T.K.
Patamon jumped off of T.K's hat and started to flap his ears. "He's got this strange new digivice too, and because of it we can't digivolve."
T.K and Kari both turned to Davis. "Show them yours."
Davis stared at the two for a second before understanding. "Oh, like this one?" he asked showing the two Digimon his new digivice.
Gatomon's fur bristled pointing one of her paws at Davis. "That's it! You're working for the Digimon Emperor!"
Davis seemed to bristle himself at the accusation, that is if he could. "I don't work for anybody! Besides I just got this thing when it came out of the computer."
No one saw the shock that spread across Tai's face. So that's what came out of the egg when I picked it up! Three new digivices but, why did this kid get one? What's his purpose in the Digital World?
Gatomon began to shake in anger. "The digivice is draining our power so we're as weak as kittens."
Tai crossed his arms. "That must be why Agumon couldn't digivolve, so much for my bike theory."
"The digimon uses these dark rings to control digimon once these rings capture a digimon they're his slaves for life." said Patamon beating his wings slower his face glum.
"These collars do everything but, get rid of flees." Gatomon muttered.
T.K took notice of the egg in the middle of the cavern, "It looks like a deflated beach ball, that's why it's got a spike through it." he said stepping up towards the egg.
"Yeah, and it's as heavy as my mom's meat loaf." Tai added.
T.K placed both of his hands on either side of the egg and pulled on it with a final grunt he stood back up, "It won't budge!"
Kari pushed T.K back as she walked towards the egg, "Move aside, this is a women's job." she said and tried to lift the egg but he had the same outcome as T.K.
"Too bad we don't have a women here to help." T.K joked.
Tai looked at the egg than at the other two digidestined If we can't lift the egg than who can? I just know this egg is important. He stopped in his thoughts and stared at Davis, the younger raised an eyebrow at the teen.
"What?"
Tai shrugged, "None of us can lift it, maybe you should try."
Davis snorted, "Why? I don't pump iron." Tai continued to stare at him making Davis feel uneasy, "But, if you insist."
Davis stepped onto the elevated platform and crouched beside the egg. "I seriously doubt I can lift it." he said pulling on the egg with one hand the egg gave away, Davis' hand and the egg in tow came up so fast that he hit himself in the face and tumbled backwards.
"Uh, maybe you guys need to work out more." Davis said with a small laugh.
Tai managed to look away from Davis to look at the hole that was under the egg. "There's a problem."
Everyone turned their attention to where Tai was looking and saw a jet of flames erupt from the hole, a small figure bean to form and then jumped out towards Davis.
"Yahoo! Free at last! Free at last! You moved the digiegg!" the blue Digimon said happily then stopped in front of Davis offering one of his hands. "My name's,"
Davis suddenly embraced the Digimon his face that one of pure joy. "Veemon! You came back!" his outburst stunning everyone including Veemon.
Veemon pushed out of Davis arms. "I'm sorry do I know you?"
Davis's face faltered as he realized his mistake his shoulders slumped and his head dropped so that his chin touched his chest. Lifting his head again he smiled at Veemon. "I'm Davis."
Tai turned to Agumon, "Who is Veemon?"
"I've heard of Veemon supposedly he's a fun loving, adventure seeking little digimon that brings you good luck. But I just thought he was a legend." Agumon replied.
Veemon shook his head, "Nope, I'm real and I've been waiting a longtime to meet ya Davis."
Davis cocked his head to a side his face confused, "I think you got the wrong guy."
"Nope you're the one alright, because you're the only one who is able to move the digiegg of courage."
Tai narrowed his eyes at the newest digidestined and digimon Why could this Davis kid lift the egg. I have he crest of courage but, I couldn't even make the egg budge, he was stopped in his thoughts as the cave started to violently shake rocks fell from the top bouncing dangerously off of the ground near the digidestined.
"An earthquake?" Patamon asked almost hopefully, the cavern ceiling caved in a large black and gray dinosaur digimon in place where they should have seen the sky.
"No! It's a Monochromon! His shell is harder than diamonds! His attack volcanic strike sends millions of fire ball." T.K gasped.
"Boom Bubble!" Patamon said releasing a burst of air.
"Pepper Breath!" Agumon opened his large mouth releasing a small fire ball.
Both attacks deflected off of Monochromon's armor, the large digimon opened his ruby red eyes, "Volcanic Strike!"
A far larger fire ball exploded into the ground causing stone and dust to cascade over everyone.
"Come on lets go!" T.K shouted already running down the cave's passage way Kari and their digimon with them. Tai began to follow before he remember one other was with them.
"Kid! Come on." he yelled. Davis quickly scrambled to his feet and followed Tai.
"Davis hurry up and open the digiegg." Veemon said just before they exited the cave.
"I don't know what your talking about." he managed to say. They stopped at the ledge, Tai in the others no where in sight. Davis chanced a glance back to the cave, "That was close."
Tai ran to the ledge seeing Davis and Veemon "Davis! Get down here!"
Tai's command came to late as another one of Monochromon's volcanic strike erupted from the cave Veemon took notice of this and shoved Davis off the ledge Monochromon's attack propelling them forward. Davis connected with the ground face first with a dull thud.
Tai stopped in his tracks when he saw the motionless heap that was Davis. For a split second he feared the worst until Veemon lifted himself off the ground.
"Davis tell me, what hurts?" Veemon asked.
"Everything but my earlobes." came Davis' muffled reply.
"You control the digiegg of courage, you got to use your courage to open it up." Veemon whispered.
Tai released the breath that he had been holding before running Davis' side he grabbed one of the younger's arms and helped pull him up. "Davis get up, it's not safe."
Davis lifted his head off of the ground, a new cut above his right eyebrow. "Okay."
Veemon moved so that he could look at Davis better, "I can digivolve if you open the egg but, you got to have courage to do it."
Tai helped Davis back onto his feet, "It's worth a try."
"Tai!" Agumon said rushing to his partner's side. T.K and Patamon not to far behind.
"We got to get out of here!" he yelled, meanwhile Kari and Gatomon remained still, separated from the others.
Tai balled up his fists. "We're sitting ducks here!"
The earth began to shake again as Monochromon leaped over Tai, Davis, T.K and their digimon and towards their Kari.
"Kari move!" Tai shouted.
"I, I can't move my ankle!" said Kari gasping in pain as she attempted to stand up.
"Davis, you got to have courage." said Veemon.
"Get away from her!" Davis yelled the held up the digiegg of courage "Digiarmor energize."
Veemon armor digivolve to!...Flamedramon! The Fire of Courage*
Flamedramon jumped at Monochromon and side tackled Monochromon before he could reach Kari.
"Armor digivolve?" Tai whispered.
"Who is that?" T.K asked.
"I am Flamedramon as Veemon I use the digiegg of courage to armor digivolve, my fire rocket will char broil the enemy like a well done steak."
Monochromon stood back up and began to charge at Flamedramon. The armor digimon continued to stand his ground even when Monochromon crashed into him. Flamedramon easily stopped his enemy and flipped Monochromon and threw him like a rag doll, causing a few trees to fall over in the process. Once Monochromon was back on his feet Flamedramon started to rush at Monochromon.
"Volcanic Strike!" Monochromon bellowed launching multiple fire balls at Flamedramon, Flamedramon didn't stop he easily tore through the attack. Before he could lay a claw on Monochromon the evil digimon used his horn to throw Flamedramon up into the air. Flamedramon twisted around for a few second before correcting himself, fire starting to encase his body.
"Fire Rocket!" Flamedramon began to accelerate downwards toward Monochromon, the others began to catch on to what he was doing. Gatomon pumped her paw up.
"Barbecue that dark ring Flamedramon!"
Flamedramon connected with Monochromon's dark ring which instantly cracked and broke off. Flamedramon did a back flip and landed gracefully. An orange light surrounded him as he reverted back into Veemon. The same orange light went into Davis' digivice and separated going into Davis' pocket of his new flame designed jacket. Davis pulled out a silver rectangle device.
"What's this?" he said pushing a button so that the screen flipped open, a small black digital egg showed on the screen.
Once Monochromon was able to stand with help from Kari he began his way back home, Kari and T.K along with their digimon stayed to see them off.
"Bye Monochromon don't forget to write!" Kari called after the digimon.
T.K shook his head in disbelief. "I can't believe the Digimon Emperor can turn such a nice digimon into such a nasty creature."
Veemon walked over to Davis and the two clasp hands and shook. "It was great working with you Davis let's do it again sometime."
Davis chuckled. "Sounds good?"
Tai and Agumon walked to the two. "Hey guys that armor digivolving was pretty cool."
Agumon nodded in agreement. "Even though the rest of us can't digivolve I know you new guys will be able to defeat the Digimon Emperor with no problem."
Veemon smiled smugly. "Yeah, leave it to me."
Patamon looked at the digital sky relief spread across his face "Good the sun's going down, now we can relax."
T.K stared at his yellow partner. "Whys that?"
"The Digimon Emperor never appears at night." Gatomon replied.
Agumon looked at the setting sun than at Tai. "Tai, it is getting lake don't you guys need to go home soon?"
Tai gave a quick nod. "We sure do I', not even sure if we can get back." he glanced over his shoulder to Davis. "Careful, you never want to stay late."
"Come on let's go back to where we started maybe there's a way back home there." Kari suggested.
The group steadily made their way back to where they thought they first entered the Digital World careful to avoid the fallen trees resulted from the battle. When they believed to be near they began to hear voices.
"Hey Izzy, Cody's back, so can we got to the Digital World now?" Kari soon pointed out that it sounded like Yolei.
"The gate might close, it isn't safe." Izzy said.
Tai looked around. "Izzy?"
"At least I got my brownies." the younger boy from earlier said.
"This is the best thing I've ever tasted." Izzy managed to say through a mouthful.
"Hey guys over here!" T.K shouted kneeling beside a television.
"Well there's something you don't see everyday." Agumon said.
Tai knelt in front of the television and knocked his knuckles against the screen, "Hey Izzy, let us in."
White light similiar to that the computer gave off surrounded the digidestined and pulled them in. On the other side Yolei screamed as Tai and the others collided with her, Izzy, and Cody leaving the group in an awkward uncomfortable position.
"Get off! You're crushing my brownies!" Izzy shouted.
After some careful maneuvering everyone managed to untangle themselves from one another. Yolei searched the faces of those who went to the Digital World.
"So what was it like? Was it fun? Can I go now!?" she practically screamed, Tai nervously scratched the back of his head.
"It was alright, sort-of and uh, I don't know." said Davis.
"No not today Yolei." Izzy answered for him
"Why not!" Yolei whined.
"It's getting late, we're already late for dinner on the bright side mom probably burned it." said Tai.
Yolei groaned. "Oh fine, come on Cody lets go fix your dumb computer." she mopped leaving the computer room. Cody said his farewells then followed her out.
The others seeing nothing else to do left as well. Tai waited for Izzy in the hall way when Izzy went back into the computer room. When Izzy emerged again Tai saw that he was disappointed for some reason.
"I'm going to call the others we're having a meeting tonight. So you better not be late." Izzy said pointing a finger at Tai.
"Oh come on Izzy you know you can always count on me." Tai said with a goofy smile.
When the two friends got outside T.K was already gone, Kari having told them that his mom might be angry if he was any later. Davis was staring out across the road where the community park was. Izzy made to start for home himself walking backwards for a few steps.
"Remember be at the usual spot at eight! Don't be late." Izzy warned turning back around walking forward to home.
Davis started for across the road without saying goodbye.
"Hey Davis aren't you going home?" Kari asked.
"No."
Tai and Kari both felt a mutual nagging feeling that they should pursue he spiky youth. Tai rested a hand on Kari's arm.
"Come on before dinner could possibly get worse." he whispered starting to go home but, stopped when Kari didn't follow. She stared in the direction to where Davis head left her face was a mixture of confusion and even longing.
"What's wrong?"
Kari rubbed her arms like a sudden chill was upon her. "I know him Tai. It sounds weird but I know him. Do, do you think we met him in the Digital World and, and just forgot?"
"No, why would we meet him in the Digital World?"
"He knew about it. You were there when he was with Veemon, he knew him too." her voice starting to crack.
Tai hesitated "Kari go home, tell mom I'm going to be late." he told his sister before jogging across the road.
"Fine, but don't be late to the meeting or Izzy will make you watch him upgrade his computer!" she shouted after him.
Tai shuddered, "Don't worry I won't."
.:......:.
The setting sun began to paint the sky oranges, pinks, and some light blue. Tai looked up to admire it and partly compared it to sunsets in the Digital World, which to him were far more beautiful. He followed the gray sidewalk through the park not exactly sure where the spiky haired kid would be. As the area became more familiar Tai knew that he was nearing the small soccer field that he played in when the one at school was unavailable. Though apparently he wasn't the only one who enjoyed this spot as he saw Davis in midfield kicking a soccer ball around.
"Hey Davis!" Tai shouted stepping out into the field startling Davis into kicking the soccer ball at Tai.
Luckily Tai caught it before it could even touch his face. Davis blushed in embarrassment smiling sheepishly at Tai.
"Sorry I didn't uh, see you?"
Tai chuckled throwing the ball back at Davis who in turn caught it. "It's alright, I didn't know you played."
Davis dropped the soccer ball and began to roll it back and forth with one foot. "Well, Tai you really haven't known me that long. I thought you were going home."
"I figured I would live longer if I skipped dinner today." he replied stealing the ball away from Davis once he was close enough. Davis quirked an eyebrow at the challenge, Tai merely grinned.
And so the game began and a few minutes into the game Tai was surprised to see that even with his experience him and Davis were nearly evenly matched but, by the end of their match Tai had won by two goals. The sun had set by the time they were finished the fireflies that were stars took their places in the night sky only the moon and nearby street lamps their sources of light. Tai and Davis rested underneath one of the lamps catching their breath.
"So, how did you know about the Digital World." Tai blurted.
Davis eyes clouded over, "It doesn't matter."
Tai looked at Davis, confused. "What do you mean?"
"What I mean is that," Davis started then shook his head, "Never mind you wouldn't believe me."
"Humor me."
"Seven years ago." he began slowly, "When I lived in Tokyo, there was this weird electrical surge but, it was at night so no one actually noticed. Except me."
Now the exact events of that night, I'm actually a little fuzzy about but, I do remember waking up holding onto a blue egg.
"Hey twerp!" my older sister's voice woke him up.
"Wha?" I responded my voice thick with sleep my eyes blinked open.
"I'm going to go out with my friends, so don't do anything stupid alright?" she instructed.
I sat up in my bed holding the egg close against my chest. "But, Jun mom said you have to stay here and watch me today."
Jun rolled her eyes. "Yeah and that's why you aren't going to tell her I left." Jun said making her way to leave. "Oh and the stuffed egg? When are you going to grow up?"
I noticed for the first time took notice of what I was holding, "What the?" I said and shook the egg holding it close to my ear expecting to hear some sort of rattling noise. When I heard nothing I raped my knuckles against the egg's smooth surface.
"This is one weird egg." I said and it would seem what I said was confirmed when the egg began to crack. I held the egg away from me at a arms length when the egg had finished hatching a small light blue creature with a single floppy blue horn in the middle of it's forehead and two amber eyes. "What are you!" I shrieked, I was actually pretty happy that my sister wasn't home to hear me.
"Hi I'm Chibomon!" Chibomon replied happily hopping down from my hands and into my lap, I automatically cringed away.
"Are you a monster? Like the kind that lives in the closet?" I asked still leaning away from Chibomon.
"Well, I don't know about a closet but yup! I'm a Digimon short for Digital Monsters."
I blinked a few times "Are you from America? My mom says a lot of weird things come from America."
"Nope, I'm from the Digital World! All of us Digimon are!"
I looked around my room a smile beginning to form on my face. "I'm Davis do you want to be my friend?"
Chibomon began to jump excitedly which baffled me, how could something with no legs jump so high? "Yes lets go play!" the digimon said jumping down from the bed and right out the door my following just as happy behind him.
We did play, and it was really fun we even found Jun's secret candy stash but, maybe that was a bad idea because Chibomon changed.
"What happened?" I asked looking at where Chibomon was and now a similar looking digimon was except this one had arms and legs and two ears.
The digimon looked at himself. "I digivolved! I'm DemiVeemon now."
I poke him between the eyes then fell backwards into a fit of giggles DemiVeemon soon joined the sound of the front door being unlocked put a end to our fun.
"Hey twerp! I'm home you better not have broken anything!" Jun's voice traveled down the hall and into her room where DemiVeemon and I still were. I quickly scooped up the small digimon pushed the candy wrappers under Jun's bed and as quietly as possible closed the door behind me as I left.
"Act like a stuffed animal." I whispered hearing Jun, DemiVeemon looked up at me.
"Davish, what's a stuffed animal?"
"It's uh, just be really still and don't say anything."
"Okay Davish."
Jun walked straight up to me, "What are you doing near my room?" she snarled.
I was careful not to squeeze DemiVeemon in my anger. "I didn't go in your room!" I lied.
Jun crossed her arms. "Oh yeah? Well I think that's one of my old stuffed animals you're holding you thief."
I pulled DemiVeemon closer "I did not! He's mine!"
"Give it back or I'll tell mom." she threatened.
"No!"
Jun lurched forward grabbing DemiVeemon with both of her hands, I tired to pull DemiVeemon away but, because I was younger I wasn't as strong as Jun. Jun suddenly screamed and let DemiVeemon go though since I was putting all my strength into pulling him the absence of resistance caused me to fall backwards hitting my head hard against the wall, slowly I slid down the wall a wave of dizziness washed over me.
"You freak! You bit me!" Jun screamed holding onto her injured hand, she opened her bedroom door and spun on heel glaring down at me. "You were adopted!" she spat slamming the door.
DemiVeemon jumped out of my arms and looked at me. "Are you alright Davish?"
I was stunned at what Jun had said and the ache in my head. "You, you bit her."
DemiVeemon looked at the carpet sheepishly. "She was hurting me...she's really mean." he added. "Davish, what does adopted mean?"
"I don't know." I replied truthfully.
There was a loud commotion on the other side of Jun's door "Davis you ate my candy! I'm going to kill you!"
I had heard that threat enough times to know I was in danger quickly I grabbed DemiVeemon and made for the door. With my shoes slipped on in my haste I burst through out of my home and ran down the stairs away from Jun.
"Davish, where are we going?" DemiVeemon asked as the crossed the street flinching at the beeping horns of cars.
"Some where safe." I replied running the final length into the local park. He looked around to be sure Jun didn't follow me. The laughter of the neighboring kids came from the close by play ground. I choose to seclude us by sitting under a tree I gently put DemiVeemon down. The little digimon walked around looking at the passing people, cars, and nearby buildings.
"Davish where are we?"
I pulled my knees close and rested my chin on my bare knees. "This is Tokyo, one of the smaller area though."
"Sure a lot of weird looking digimon here."
I laughed "We're humans not digimon DemiVeemon!" a group of older kids passed by us I pulled DemiVeemon closer to me, one of the kids stopped to stare at e and snickered. When they were gone DemiVeemon stared at me.
"Are they your friends?"
I shook my head. "No, I don't have any, my mom and dad." I stopped unable to finish "I don't have any friends."
"Oh," DemiVeemon said his eyes twinkling. "Well, you and me are friends!"
I smiled. "That's right."
I waited until everyone else left to go home because that was around the time my mom would be home. And by the time I got back home she was already there, scolding Jun for letting me go without her. Of course that was nothing compared to what she was telling me.
"Davis you know that running away makes us look? Or yourself! I have told you multiple times to stop running out on your sister. I tell her that she is in charge, and when I say it I mean it, I'm tired of coming home and you're not here. How am I supposed to know you're okay?" my mom seethed. "I expect you to grow up into a gentlemen your father and I will be proud of like your sister."
"Am I adopted?" I asked meekly. This shut my mother up, for the first time that I could remember my mother was at loss for words she kept opening and closing her mouth until she finally came up with something to say.
"Of course not...dear, now go to your room I'll tell you when dinner is." she said her voice nervous.
I walked slowly back down the hall toward my room. I jumped into my bed, DemiVeemon hopped around in my bed we giggled as our bodies were suspended in the air, when DemiVeemon began to glow and was replaced with a far much larger version. I gasped and toppled off of my bed.
"You did it again!"
DemiVeemon looked at his hands. "I'm Veemon now."
"How many times are you going to do that? If you get any bigger I don't think my mom is going to believe your stuffed."
"Don't worry I think I won't anymore."
"Good."
"Davis! Jun! Your father brought home dinner!" my mom shouted down the hall.
I looked at my door than at Veemon. "Stay here, I'll try to sneak you some food."
So I had to endure dinner with Jun glaring at me the whole time probably angry that I had eaten a month's supply of candy in less than a hour. My mother didn't speak much she mostly kept glancing at me. When I got back to my room with some food hid under my shirt.
"What's this." Veemon asked picking up a brown square.
"It's a brownie." I said even though Veemon didn't bother to wait for an answer as he shoved the treat into his mouth. There was a soft knock on the door and it clicked open Veemon went stiff and fell backwards onto his butt.
"Davis? Your mother told me to tell you to got to bed. Something about running out?" my dad said.
"Alright dad goodnight." I said.
My dad went to close the door he stopped when he caught sight of Veemon. "Uh, when did you get that toy?"
"I found him in my closet." I said slowly.
"Okay...goodnight" he said then closed the door behind him.
I changed into my pajamas while Veemon was trying to figure out how to play my gameboy. I crawled into bed with Veemon at my side.
"Goodnight Veemon." I said with a yawn.
"Night Davis." said Veemon he quickly fell into a deep slumber. I watched him sleep my eyelids becoming heavy.
Finally a friend my final thought before I fell asleep.
"When I woke up the next morning Veemon was gone I think I looked the whole block before I gave up. I honestly never had been so upset, after a while I just started to think it was a dream." Davis finished.
Tai processed his new gain information then began slowly. "At least you know it wasn't a dream now."
"I know." Davis breathed a small smile graced his face.
Silence lingered between them neither one sure what to talk about. "That was a great game Davis, your almost as great as me, almost." Tai said with a wink. "How did you learn to play like that?"
"My parents found out I liked soccer." Davis remarked angrily. Tai was confused at the reaction, he stood up and dusted his pants off Davis did the same.
"We should get home, it is getting pretty late."
Davis nodded mutely as he slung his backpack onto his shoulder. "Nice talking with you Tai," he said starting to walk away.
"Wait Davis." Tai said stopping him. "I really did you think you were really brave back in the Digital World and I got a feeling that you're meant to lead the new group of digidestined."
"Really?"
"Really, and you can't be the leader if you're lacking the proper head gear so here." Tai said pulling his goggles off of his head putting the blue part in his pocket. "You can have my goggles." placing them in Davis' hands.
Davis cradled the goggles like a precious jewel, "Thank-you Tai," he said slipping them over his head. Tai snaked an arm over Davis' shoulders.
"There you go, now your a proper leader." Tai said teasingly. Davis blushed stepping away from the contact.
"Thanks again Tai, I had fun see you tomorrow."
"See ya Davis." Tai said watching the younger walk away. He stood there for a moment before remembering the meeting he was supposed to be at. "Oh crap." he swore under his breath and took off towards the playground.
To Be Continued
Final Thought: Oh my gosh, this is the longest chapter I have ever written, I think I literally screamed when I was done. This was just a starting chapter so I'm sorry if I disappointed you in any way. Oh and the * from when Flamedramon entered is because I didn't describe him, we should all know what he looks like and plus I think I screwed up that Fires of courage thing. Thanks for reading, any questions ask, and please review.
